Instant Pot Corned Beef

Name: Instant Pot Corned Beef
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 120 min
Ingredients: 2½ pounds corned beef brisket; 4 cups water ((or beef broth)); 1 tablespoon beef broth concentrate; 1 small cabbage (, cut into wedges); 4 medium carrots (, cut into chunks); 4 medium potatoes (, peeled and quartered)

Instant Pot Corned Beef is served with cooked cabbage wedges, carrots, and potatoes for a heart meal that is perfect to serve the whole family on St. Patrick's Day.

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I love this Instant Pot Corned Beef recipe, and it is my go to meal to feed my family on St. Patrick's Day! This beef recipe is a flat cut brisket cooked under high pressure topped with a combination of mustard seeds, coriander seeds, bay leaves and peppercorn. The end result is a juicy, delicious corned beef dinner the whole family will love.

Cooked sliced Corned Beef on a white plate.

❤️ Why you'll love it

Easy Instant pot recipe: as a fan of instant pot recipes, I love the short cooking time and the ease of cleanup an instant pot provides.

Short cook time: cook time is only 90 minutes, which is quite short for a tough cut of meat unless it is cooked in a slow cooker or boiled on the stove for over 4 hours.

Delicious recipe: this one-pot meal is a delicious recipe to serve the family and

Brisket in packaging, garlic cloves, beef broth concentrate.

Pouring beef broth over corned beef in instant pot.

🥘 Ingredients

Corned beef brisket with spice packet: you can buy this in grocery stores with the spices included or you can use pickling spices.

Water or Beef broth: the cooking liquid

Carrots: cut into chunks

Cabbage: cut into wedges

Potatoes: use your favorite potato, gold, white, or red potatoes all work in this recipe

Corned Beef Brisket on Instant Pot insert.

🔪 Instructions

Place the beef brisket on a grate inside of the instant pot.
Add 4 cups of water (or beef broth) to the instant pot and then top beef with spice packet.
Cover instant pot with lid and lock. Set time for manual at 90 minutes.
Once timer stops, do a quick release from the instant pot. Remove lid and transfer cooked corned beef to a cutting board and vent with aluminum foil.
Add the carrots, potatoes, and cabbage wedges to the beef broth in the instant pot. Cover, seal, and set manual setting for 5 minutes.
Once timer goes off, immediately release pressure and remove cooked veggies from the broth using a slotted spoon.

Raw Cabbage wedges, chunked carrots and potatoes.

🥄 Equipment

Instant Pot

Cutting board

Chef knife: for chopping vegetables and slicing the corned beef

Slotted spoon: for removing the cooked vegetables from the instant pot

Silicone sling lifter: to lift the cooked corn beef out of the instant pot.

🥫Storage

Refrigerate: store leftover corned beef and vegetables in an airtight container up to 5 days.

Freeze: store in airtight freezer safe containers up to 3 months.

Reheat: warm thawed leftovers in the microwave until warmed through.

📖 Variations

Use whole radishes in place of potatoes for a lower carb version of boiled dinner.

💭 Tips

It takes time to build pressure on the instant pot, so account for the time that it takes to build that pressure into cook time.
Use caution when releasing pressure with the venting knob. Use a towel to turn the nob and if possible, set the pot near the stove and turn on the stove fan so the steam is suctioned upward and into the fan.
Don't be alarmed with the pink color of the brisket, this is due to the corning process, it does not mean the beef is not cooked.

🙋 FAQ's

What is corned beef?

Corned beef is the product of a special salt brine (also known as curing process) done to a flat brisket. It is cooked by boiling it with a seasoning packet.

Corned Beef Cabbage, Potatoes, and Carrots on a plate.

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🍽 Serve with...

Serve with a side of Irish Soda Bread and a glass of Guiness!

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